National Anthem of Malta Postage Stamp 1969
In 1969, the country of Malta commemorated the centennial of the birth of the composer of the National Anthem. Stamps are political documents. As such, they often feature nationalistic and…
Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company Cover (1919)
This post features a Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Company cover and letter from 1919. While this blog primarily examines musical stamps, I also like to share other items of postal history. I…
Japanese Song Series Six: Hinomaru and Natsu no omoide
This post is about the Japanese Song Series Six. The “Japanese Song Issue” is a series of postage stamps that Japan created between 1979 and 1981. The stamps feature children’s…
Jelly Roll Morton Stamp
**This Jelly Roll Morton stamp is a part of the jazz music set from the Legends of American Music series. Make sure to check out my hub page for this project. Also check…
Our Lady of Carmo Church Pipe Organ in Diamantina, Brazil
This article features the stamp of the Our Lady of Carmo Church Pipe Organ from Diamantina, Brazil. While instruments are popular topics on stamps, specific instruments are rare. It is…
Central African Republic Instrument Stamps
This post features a set of Central African Republic Instrument stamps from 1970. Such sets, featuring common instruments from a country have been popular since the 1950s. As such, you…
Ignacy Paderewski Stamps
This post features Ignacy Paderewski stamps. On this blog, I often discuss the way countries celebrate composers and musicians on postage stamps. They can be cultural figures that instill pride…
Duke Ellington Stamp 1986
***This blog was originally published on November 20, 2020. This post features the Duke Ellington stamp from the United States in 1986. It was the first US stamp featuring a…
Israeli Shofar Stamp Set
This article features the Israeli shofar stamp set from 2010. The shofar is an ancient natural trumpet made from an animal horn, used for Jewish religious events. The instrument is…
Dietrich Buxtehude Stamp
This article is about the West Germany Dietrich Buxtehude stamp of 1987. Buxtehude was an important organist of the seventeenth century, establishing a northern European Baroque keyboard style in the…